长安大学城 in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chang An Da Xue Cheng in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Chang An Da Xue Cheng Zhejiang (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with 长安大学城 plotted against Zhejiang and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, 长安大学城's incremental SNDi rose from 2.29 to 2.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, 长安大学城 ranked 36th out of 116 cities in Zhejiang and 630th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in China
691st of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
45th of 116

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.56
Rank in China
630th of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
36th of 116

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Chang An Da Xue Cheng AhmadpurWonogiri

In new street additions, 长安大学城 and Wonogiri both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ahmadpur built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, 长安大学城 and Wonogiri both became progressively more disconnected, while Ahmadpur became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.